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Purdue University is trying to get football fans back by lowering most of their season-ticket prices. The most expensive season tickets, what Purdue calls the Prime, Sideline and Touchdown sections of Ross-Ade Stadium, will be $224 each next season. That's a reduction of almost...

There is a literal roadblock for the final leg of I-69 barring the interstate from passing through Perry Township but a transportation committee has finally passed a bill that lifts that obstacle. Representative John Price from Greenwood wants engineers to have the option to use...

A new survey shows that the city of Gary has nearly 7,000 vacant buildings and that more than a third of its structures are in disrepair. Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson said the findings have heightened concerns about the number of people living in unsafe quarters and will bolster...

While lawmakers work on bills to send to his desk, Governor Pence continues to visit medical facilities to tout the state's version of Medicaid expansion. Enrollment for Obamacare ended last weekend, but Pence wants to talk up open enrollment for HIP 2.0, his version of the...

A bill that allows riverboat casinos to move on land has cleared another Indiana House committee. The House Ways and Means Committee approved the move with tax changes Thursday. This after clearing the Public Policy Committee. It's now on its way to the full House for review. In...

Elwood Mayor Ron Arnold is resigning following an investigation by state police into his spending of campaign funds. Arnold was accused of dipping into the account to pay for things such as utility bills and personal out-of-state trips. In a statement, the mayor says; “As I said...

John and Lavonne Kelley (photos courtesy IMPD) IMPD Homicide detectives arrested an Indianapolis couple Wednesday in connection with the death of their daughter last year. Officers were called on August 4, 2014 to a home in the 700 block of South Randolph Street and found 18-...

(file photo courtesy RTV6) Police have identified the two men who were killed in a shooting Tuesday night on the city's near southeast side. The victims were identified as 22-year-old Daniel White and 19-year-old Devin Calloway, both from Indianapolis. They were found dead in...

The Indianapolis City-County Council's Public Safety Committee unanimously approved a proposal to hire 155 new IMPD officers. The original proposal called for 115 new officers but was amended to add 40 more for a total cost of just under $12.5 million. IMPD Chief Rick Hite said...